Tom joined JLB+P as President in 2021, and was named Chief Executive Officer in 2024. He brings 30+ years of advertising agency experience across global, national and regional accounts to the firm. Tom worked the majority of his advertising career at DDB Chicago, serving as Senior Vice President, Global Business Director on worldwide brands including McDonald’s, Anheuser-Busch, S.C. Johnson, Discover Card, Bel Brands, Frito-Lay, Nestlé, Midas International, Emerson Technologies and many other leading corporations.

Tom has served as a guest lecturer for Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management, University of Illinois College of Media, Columbia College, and Loyola University Quinlan School of Business. He is also a former Board of Governors member of the Chicago Council of the American Association of Advertising Agencies. He holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor in Finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.